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The Role:
As a Solution Architect, you will design integrated technology solutions to address complex business and technical requirements. Your role will involve working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders ensuring that solutions are innovative, scalable and able to meet the evolving needs of national security. You will have the chance to drive forward-thinking, enterprise-level designs and lead major transformations, while ensuring seamless integration across various systems and platforms. We are seeking candidates who possess SFIA Level 5-6 experience for this role.
Key duties and responsibilities
• Design and develop comprehensive, scalable, and secure technology solutions that align with business and technical requirements, ensuring seamless integration across multiple systems, platforms and environments.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, project managers, technical teams and external partners to understand requirements and ensure solutions meet the agency’s objectives and needs.
• Conduct detailed analysis of business needs and technical requirements, translating them into clear, actionable solution designs and specifications.
• Assess and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks and platforms to meet the solution's objectives, ensuring the most effective and efficient approach.
• Prepare detailed solution architecture documentation including design specifications, implementation plans and technical diagrams, ensuring clarity and alignment across teams.
• Identify potential risks and challenges in solution design and implementation, providing risk mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery.
• Develop and enforce architectural standards, guidelines and best practices to ensure consistency, scalability and quality across solutions.
• Work closely with development teams during the solution's implementation phase, providing guidance to ensure alignment with the architectural vision and resolving technical challenges.
• Ensure effective integration of new solutions with existing systems, applications and infrastructure, enabling smooth transition and minimal disruption to operations.
• Monitor solution performance and identify opportunities for optimisation, providing ongoing support and improvements post-implementation.
• Provide training and knowledge transfer to internal teams and stakeholders, ensuring they understand the solution's design and functionality.
• Remain current with industry trends and emerging technologies, recommending innovative solutions to address evolving business needs and technical challenges
Skills and Experience Required:
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in field of expertise.
• Formal training and demonstrated application of technical architecture methodology in one or more disciplines, including enterprise, solutions or network architecture.
• Demonstrated engagement skills, including ability to lead complex technical discussions to reach common understanding and agreement from a broad range of technical specialists.
• Excellent communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to senior leaders.
• Experience working in one or more NIC agencies in a capability delivery capacity.
Location and Contract Term: This role is based in ACT. 12 month contract with 2x12-month extension option pending budget and delegate approval.
Security Requirements: Applicants must be Australian Citizens. A minimum of a NV1 security clearance is required.
How to Apply: Applications close 28 March.
Please upload your resume to apply. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks
Please note you may need to complete selection criteria to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates
Call Kelly 0480 002 457 or email kelly@whizdom.com.au for any further information
Solution Architect
| Job title : | Solution Architect |
| Contract type : | Contract |
| Location : | Canberra |
| Sectors : | |
| Salary : | Competitive |
| Start date : | 2025-02-27 |
| Duration : | 12 months |
| Job Reference : | V-50300 |
| Contact name : | Kelly Shockley |
| Contact email : | kelly@whizdom.com.au |
| Job published : | 21 days ago |
As a Solution Architect, you will design integrated technology solutions to address complex business and technical requirements. Your role will involve working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders ensuring that solutions are innovative, scalable and able to meet the evolving needs of national security. You will have the chance to drive forward-thinking, enterprise-level designs and lead major transformations, while ensuring seamless integration across various systems and platforms. We are seeking candidates who possess SFIA Level 5-6 experience for this role.
Key duties and responsibilities
• Design and develop comprehensive, scalable, and secure technology solutions that align with business and technical requirements, ensuring seamless integration across multiple systems, platforms and environments.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, project managers, technical teams and external partners to understand requirements and ensure solutions meet the agency’s objectives and needs.
• Conduct detailed analysis of business needs and technical requirements, translating them into clear, actionable solution designs and specifications.
• Assess and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks and platforms to meet the solution's objectives, ensuring the most effective and efficient approach.
• Prepare detailed solution architecture documentation including design specifications, implementation plans and technical diagrams, ensuring clarity and alignment across teams.
• Identify potential risks and challenges in solution design and implementation, providing risk mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery.
• Develop and enforce architectural standards, guidelines and best practices to ensure consistency, scalability and quality across solutions.
• Work closely with development teams during the solution's implementation phase, providing guidance to ensure alignment with the architectural vision and resolving technical challenges.
• Ensure effective integration of new solutions with existing systems, applications and infrastructure, enabling smooth transition and minimal disruption to operations.
• Monitor solution performance and identify opportunities for optimisation, providing ongoing support and improvements post-implementation.
• Provide training and knowledge transfer to internal teams and stakeholders, ensuring they understand the solution's design and functionality.
• Remain current with industry trends and emerging technologies, recommending innovative solutions to address evolving business needs and technical challenges
Skills and Experience Required:
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in field of expertise.
• Formal training and demonstrated application of technical architecture methodology in one or more disciplines, including enterprise, solutions or network architecture.
• Demonstrated engagement skills, including ability to lead complex technical discussions to reach common understanding and agreement from a broad range of technical specialists.
• Excellent communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to senior leaders.
• Experience working in one or more NIC agencies in a capability delivery capacity.
Location and Contract Term: This role is based in ACT. 12 month contract with 2x12-month extension option pending budget and delegate approval.
Security Requirements: Applicants must be Australian Citizens. A minimum of a NV1 security clearance is required.
How to Apply: Applications close 28 March.
Please upload your resume to apply. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks
Please note you may need to complete selection criteria to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates
Call Kelly 0480 002 457 or email kelly@whizdom.com.au for any further information